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27 April 2009 - 14:43 AMT

Yuri Merzlyakov denies rumors on withdrawal of Russian troops from Armenia

At a news conference convened in Yerevan, OSCE MG Russian Co-Chair Y. Merzlyakov said the rumors on Russia’s intention to withdraw its troops from Armenia in case of Armenian-Turkish ties normalization are untrue. “To the best of my knowledge, withdrawal of Russian troops is not on agenda at present,” the Russian diplomat noted.